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Which Java on Mac?

Dominique Pivard

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over 2 years ago

Hello Macies,

Which Java version should be used on a Mac (running the latest El Capitan)? I currently have Java 6 build 65, obtained from Apple as required by Wordfast Pro. i assume CafeTran can use a newer version: is it 7, 8 or 9? Can I / should I uninstall Java 6 (and if so, how?)?

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Dominique Pivard

said
over 2 years ago

Thanks. Do you mean both will cohabit and each Java app will figure out which version it needs and where to locate it?

Hans CafeTran Wiki

said
over 2 years ago

This is indeed the case on my MacBook Pro, with the extra info that I had J8 first and naughty oldest kid installed J6 afterwards, to use MineCraft and make me explode. But both daddy and kid are happy.

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Dominique Pivard

But your suggestion was not accepted? Using Java on a Mac seems unnecessary complex/messy, which is why any way to distribute a fully self-contained Java app should be welcome.

Hans CafeTran Wiki

said
over 2 years ago

>But your suggestion was not accepted?

On an average working day I provide more ideas than the complete SDL development team can handle.

Woorden likes that very much!

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said
over 2 years ago

Hans: On an average working day I provide more ideas than the complete SDL development team can handle.

Hehe, made my day.

Indeed, Java 8 (Oracle) and Java 6 (Apple) can coexist. You will need to reinstall Java 6 after an upgrade to El Capitán, but this did not make any problem on my machine. As I said in another thread, this Java 6 version might be the very last version officially supported by Apple, so bundling will be a very good idea.

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woorden

said
over 2 years ago

Recently, I "upgraded" to Java 1.8 (I skipped 1.7). For reasons I don't understand, I had to download the JDK version, rather than the JRE. The JDK version seemed to have uninstalled 1.6. No problem for the Java apps installed. Even more recently, I installed an app requiring 1.6, and I re-installed it from the Apple support page. Again, no problem, but searching for versions only shows 1.8. It's all rather confusing for elderly gentlemen.